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From the Rector
By the Rev. Donna S. Mote, PhD
Dear People of St Paul’s,
Grace and peace.
I hope to see as many of you as possible in person or via Zoom for the annual meeting of the parish of St Paul’s this Sunday, January 30 just after the conclusion of the 10 AM Eucharist.
We need thirty (30) folks whose memberships are at St Paul’s to have a quorum.
If you wish to attend via Zoom, the meeting information (link, meeting ID, and passcode) are below my signature here and in the announcements section of The Epistle.
My thanks to Sarah Kindinger for volunteering to prepare the materials for the annual meeting and to Mike Kindinger for organizing the AV logistics to make it possible for those present to see and hear those participating via Zoom and vice versa.
And my thanks as always to Tim Peterson, Ken Bagge, and Dean Warden for all the ways they attend to countless numbers of details that facilitate the graceful flow of all manner of things on the St Paul’s campus and in our congregational life. If everything looks great and works fine, we usually have those three to thank.
Particularly, as we draw nigh to the annual meeting, which is the day when some members of the vestry officially end their terms and others are elected to take their places, I want to say once again a hearty thank you to the members of the St Paul’s Vestry Class of 2022.
Ray Warden has steadfastly labored far more hours than probably anyone other than his husband and I are aware attending to innumerable details that make the proper functioning of the parish possible. I and we owe him a tremendous debt of thanks for keeping everything at St Paul’s, Key West between the ditches for more than two years as senior warden. The job of senior warden is a formidable one in “normal times,” whatever those are, much less than during a global pandemic without a priest. Thank you, Ray.
Kim Grizzle-Malgrat has been not only a faithful member of the vestry in carrying out all the duties of a vestry member these past three years—everything from approving budgets and reports to calling a new rector—but also brings enormous love and devotion to her service on the altar guild and to her early-morning assistance (along with Mickey) on Sundays preparing for the 7:30 AM Eucharist. In the summer months of 2021, she was, pretty much single-handedly, the altar guild. She is also a lay reader and a eucharistic visitor. Thank you, Kim.
Samantha Hall has also exercised faithfully all those duties of a vestry member these past three years. In addition, Sam has been one of the principal officiants of morning and evening prayer via Facebook Live for the past two years. This remarkable ministry which began online during pandemic lockdown has been beautifully and devotedly continued by Sam, Lisa Laskow and Bruce Hagemann, with assistance from Mary Simmons, Tim Peterson, and Sarah Hall, day after day, week after week, month after month. Thank you, Sam.
Please join me in expressing thanks to all these folks. It’s a great blessing for me to serve alongside so many faithful Christ followers down here at the end of the road.
With you on the journey,
Donna+
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St Paul's 2022 Annual Parish Meeting
Zoom information in announcements below.
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Announcements
The annual parish meeting of the membership of St Paul’s, Key West will take place on Sunday, January 30 after the 10 AM Eucharist. Because of COVID concerns, the meeting will be held in the nave with parishioners socially distanced. Masks are encouraged. Everyone is welcome. A quorum of thirty (30) persons whose letters of membership are recorded at St Paul’s is required to conduct the business of the annual meeting, so please make every effort to attend either in person or via Zoom using this link:
meeting ID: 849 2376 3204
Passcode: 860817.
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On Saturday, February 26, in conjunction with a visit by the Reverend Sam Owen and a presentation on the work of the South Florida Haiti Project, St Paul’s will hold an ABC Sale. ABC = Attics, Boats, and Closets. This is an opportunity to clear out and pass along unused or unneeded furniture, art, and equipment in good condition (no clothing and no electronics). A cache of donated Haitian art (thank you, John and Lori McDaniel) will also be for sale. All proceeds will benefit the South Florida Haiti Project. Stay tuned for donations drop-off information and other details.
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Bishop Eaton’s annual visit to the Keys Deanery (originally scheduled for January 20-23) has been rescheduled for April 7-10. The bishop will meet with the clergy of the deanery on Friday, April 8 in Marathon, with the lay leadership of the deanery on Saturday afternoon, April 9 in Key West, and will receive those who have been preparing to become Episcopalians at a Eucharist at 5 PM in Key West (either at St Paul’s or St Peter’s, still TBD).
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Ongoing
Sunday Services
Holy Eucharist at 7:30 AM (spoken, no incense) and 10:00 AM (with music and incense).
Sunday Services Online
The 10:00 AM Holy Eucharist service is streamed on the St. Paul's Facebook page.
Access the bulletin for the service here.
Refreshments after Service in Cloister
Please join us after the 10 AM service in the cloister (porch next to nave) for refreshments and fellowship. If you would like to assist with this important mission, please see Greta!
Eucharist with Healing Service
The Eucharist with Healing services are held on Wednesdays at 10:00 AM in the Lady Chapel. Please join us for this powerful service.
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Junior Warden's Report
By Greta Philips-Ford
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The volunteer group continued to work on sorting and re-organizing the storage area above the Sacristy and preparing for the Attics, Boats, and Closets Sale. This will be our fundraiser for the end of February--more details to follow! It is amazing the treasures we have found! |
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Senior Warden's Report
By Ray Warren
My time is your Senior Warden has come to an end. Or, more precisely, will at the
annual meeting on January 30.
It was an extraordinary time to inadvertently be immersed in church administration. In the past few years, we had the church completely shut down, then open under very limited circumstances before totally reopening. We were without a resident Rector almost a year. Then we called a Rector, and all of us have been
immersed in the process of getting to know her and moving forward under her leadership.
In my final missive, I want to say thank you to everyone who worked as a team to keep St Paul moving forward during the challenging times. And most especially thank you to those of you who personally encouraged me, worked with me, and uplifted me.
Do not be surprised if you continue to see me quite often on the church campus, in the office, or otherwise at church functions. I am (gladly) giving up the task of being the Senior Warden. But, I am not giving up various ways of being a lay volunteer.
I organize and manage the other volunteers who count contributions and make bank deposits. I also supplement the work of our office administrator, who now works remotely from a different state, by doing tasks that can only be done in the office.
In addition, I am, at the moment, a repository for continuity. I know how most of our office processes work, our relationship with vendors, and the history of what happened in the last two years. So, for a short-term I'll still be transferring knowledge and
experience to others, including our new Rector.
I'm so grateful to Becky England for becoming the newsletter editor. Over time we will recruit more people to volunteer in the office and as contribution counters. A strong community does not rely on any one or two people. I look forward to handing off other
responsibilities and actually seeing what it's like to be retired soon. But I’ll still be around for the foreseeable future as a volunteer.
Please be aware that many of the things that I did, and may continue to do, are not tied to the task of being Senior Warden. The new Senior Warden will be the Rector's "wingperson" - offering advice and expertise and guidance. But she or he is not expected to take up many of the other volunteer tasks that I or others may have done in the past or may do in the future. Being Senior Warden is a major task in itself.
St Paul's has a bright future. Pray for our Rector and pray for the new Senior Warden and our continuing Junior Warden. Good days are ahead.
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Music at St. Paul's
By Tim Peterson
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Performance St Paul’s presents Mark Valenti, piano, in concert Sunday, January 30, 2022 at 4pm. Mark will play the prelude and postlude at the 10am worship service. At 4 pm, the free-will offering concert will feature music of Schubert, Rachmaninoff, Barber, and Debussy. We hope to see you there.
“From the organ” will present the February edition of this monthly series on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 12 noon. It will be performed both live and live-streamed on our Facebook channel. This month, John Penkoske, Tom Scheck, and Tim Peterson will be playing. This series started at the very beginning of the COVID pandemic and was offered weekly, by Tim, live-streaming on Facebook. Please view past videos from this series on YouTube, here.
Since November of 2021, it has become a monthly series, with many of our local organists participating. Please come and listen to the southernmost pipe organ.
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Prayers
Morning and Evening Prayer
Thank you to Bruce Hagemann, Lisa Laskow, Mary Simmons, Samantha Hall, and Tim Peterson for their dedication to this ministry possible.
Join them via the church Facebook page at 7:30 AM and 5:30 PM on weekdays.
Please remember in your prayers:
Brittany (Sherri Hodies’ daughter), Beth and Jon Peterson (sister-in-law and brother of Tim), Carlos, Wendy Tucker, Mac Thigpen, Carole Fauth, Jim Swanson, Ben Pegg, Danny Crespo, Nick Smith, Tom Bond
We pray for the departed and their loved ones:
John Evans (brother-in-law of Dean Warden), Ken Reed, Bob Lind (friend of Tim Peterson)
"Into your hands, O merciful Savior, we commend your servants."
(Send your prayer requests to Tim@stpaulskeywest.org for future publication and to be included in the Sunday service. Requests will be listed for 4 weeks. If the need continues, please let us know.)
We celebrate these birthdays this week:
Carolyn Sangston 1/30
Lorraine Zimmerman 1/31
Marissa Cetonze 2/3
E.A. Jackson Morris 2/4
We celebrate these anniversaries this week:
Denise and Keith Graham 1/30
Susanne and Dean Schott 1/31
Susan and Brad Hahn Gilman 2/1
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Contacts:
Director of Music: Tim Peterson
Church office phone:
305-296-5142
Church mailing address:
401 Duval Street, Key West FL 33040
Pledges and offerings can be mailed or made electronically at the church giving page.
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Reminders
Back issues of The Epistle are available here.
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Pastoral Emergencies (305) 735-1867
The nave of the church, the grounds and gardens are open daily for prayer and meditation.
The church office is located in Holy Innocents Hall
Rector's Drop In Office Hours: Tuesdays, 1 - 5PM
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